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Newly discovered dinosaur roamed South-East Asia 200 million years ago

Fossils unearthed in Thailand have been identified as a new species of dinosaur that fed on plants and roamed the wilds of South-East Asia

By Sofia Quaglia

26 July 2023

Minimocursor phunoiensis was discovered in Thailand

Minimocursor phunoiensis was discovered in Thailand

Sita Manitkoon, Uthumporn Deesri, Bouziane Khalloufi, et al.

An antelope-sized dinosaur that grazed on plants and roamed South-East Asia some 145 million to 200 million years ago has been discovered in Thailand. The new species, named Minimocursor phunoiensis, was identified from a set of fossils unearthed in the Phu Kradung Formation in the north of the country, which has thrown up a wealth of specimens in recent years.

at Mahasarakham University in Thailand and his colleagues analysed the fossils for more than six years before concluding that they belong to a…

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